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Historical Event on 11/12/2000

Huge voter turnout for Congress Presidential poll. Seven top BSF and IAF officials die after their MI8 helicopter crashes near Lakhpat in the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/9/1996PM unveils India's state-of-the-art Main Battle Rank (MBT) `Arjun' at a New Delhi function.
3/9/1998Vishwanathan Anand,Chess legend, wins the Super Grand Master Title.
6/1/1938Continental Publication' started.
7/15/2000The Maharashtra Government gives the green signal to police to proceed against Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray for his alleged role in the 1992-93 Mumbai communal riots.
8/30/1983Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B) launched. This was also a multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite, which served for more than its design life of seven years. It was launched by a US Space Shuttle.
6/9/1986ICMR set up a network of Reference/Surveillance Centres for AIDS in almost all states of India.
7/19/1949Raja of Tehri Garhwal announces merger with Indian Union.
9/21/1992The Officers Training School (OTS) women were inducted into the Army as Officers, and the onerous task of training the Lady Cadets of WSES (O) courses commenced at the OTS.
6/17/1913Waman Vasudev Chitle (Bal Chitle), Marathi story writer and editor, was born.
5/14/1998India will not sign CTBT unconditionally, says the Prime Minister.